Stereogum — It's a big week for Ry Cooder, whether he knows it or not. First, in my interview with Sam and Louise Sullivan, Sam noted that he interpolated a guitar part from Cooder's "How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live" on their song "Ms. Mercedes." No... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday drummer extraordinaire Jim Keltner (John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton, Roy Orbison, Bee Gees, Ry Cooder, Richard Thompson, Traveling Wilburys, Joseph Arthur, Lucinda Williams, ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday drummer extraordinaire Jim Keltner (John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton, Roy Orbison, Bee Gees, Ry Cooder, Richard Thompson, Traveling Wilburys, Joseph Arthur, Lucinda Williams, ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Everest. Kilimanjaro. Fuji. Some mountains just have to be climbed, no matter what. Blind Willie Johnson’s “Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground” is a bit like that. The guitar-playing preacher’s 1928 gospel-blues masterpiece looms large, ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Early in a thoroughly exhilarating performance Sunday in Escondido on his Prodigal Son tour, guitarist, singer, songwriter and keeper of the roots-music flame Ry Cooder performed “Straight Street,” one of the vintage gospel and blues song... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Early in a thoroughly exhilarating performance Sunday in Escondido on his Prodigal Son tour, guitarist, singer, songwriter and keeper of the roots-music flame Ry Cooder performed “Straight Street,” one of the vintage gospel and blues song... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Gorgeously gritty guitar sounds waft through a north Santa Monica neighborhood on a recent morning. They emanate from a home studio and workshop, one where veteran musician Ry Cooder spends hours studiously making adjustments to his plethora of guita... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Gorgeously gritty guitar sounds waft through a north Santa Monica neighborhood on a recent morning. They emanate from a home studio and workshop, one where veteran musician Ry Cooder spends hours studiously making adjustments to his plethora of guita... more info

Topix — Ry Cooder, "The Prodigal Son" . Since busting out of Santa Monica as a teen guitar wiz more than 50 years ago, guitarist, songwriter and musical explorer Cooder has traveled the world in search of wild frequencies. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ry Cooder, “The Prodigal Son” (Fantasy/Concord Music Group). Since busting out of Santa Monica as a teen guitar wiz more than 50 years ago, guitarist, songwriter and musical explorer Cooder has traveled the world in search of wild frequen... more info